TSB: 08-001/03

1990-2003 MULTIPLE MODELS - PARTS REPLACEMENT AFTER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT

NOTE: This bulletin replaces T007/97. Please update your records accordingly.

BULLETIN NOTE

APPLICABLE MODEL(S)/VINS

Refer to vehicle application list below.

DESCRIPTION

If you repair a vehicle in which the drivers and/or front passengers air bag(s), side air bags, side curtain air bag(s), and pretensioners deployed due to collision, always replace the SAS or Diagnostic Module in addition to damaged components. Replacement will ensure the system is completely operational. Refer to the lists below to determine which system is installed in the vehicle.

CAUTION: Never attempt to repair the air bag system wiring. Always replace any damaged wiring.

NOTE: Some models (i.e. Mazda6) are now equipped with pre-tensioners built into the seat belt assembly. When a vehicle is involved in a frontal or frontal off-set collision, the pre-tensioners receives an operational signal from the SAS control module, retracting and tightening the seat belt webbing instantly on the driver and front passenger restraints. Pre-tensioners must be replaced when the corresponding drivers and/or passenger air bag modules deploy due to frontal or frontal off-set collisions.

SAS Unit Equipped Vehicles:

Diagnostic Module Equipped Vehicles:

NOTES:

  1. 1993 MPV incorporated air bag systems during a mid-year production change.

  2. 1992 RX-7 Convertible was available only in the Canadian market.


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